The Takeaway Ethereum is soon to abandon bitcoin-style proof-of-work (PoS) mining in favor of a long-in-development alternative system called proof-of-stake (PoS), but the economics are still being worked out….

Cryptocurrencies use proof-of-work to maximize security. Or was it decentralization? Both of these goals are close to the hearts of the cryptocurrency community at large, but they’re especially important…